New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-14
GROWTH OF CALIFORNIA.
ASSESSORS FIGUREs-FREIGHT SHIPMENTS
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SAW Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE reports from the
sssessors of the arious counties of California show
remarkable increase in property values In nearly
ssery county; the total increase for tho State
reaching 1892, 100000. OF all the counties Los
Angeles stands first the list With an increase OF
S55.OOOOOO over last year. gain OF nearly l47
per cent. certain portion OF this Is bctitious'
representing tie speculative values OF big boom
in real estate but the major part stands for SOLD
improvement which 10 collapse Of the present IN
sane rambling in corner lots affect. The next
county on the list San Bernardino. with gam OIL
nearly $4,000, 900, or 07 per cent. San pleeo mas
had SO per cent of increase and Santa barbara 20
per cent. Many of the northern couht'e' sno"
gains of from 10 to 2J cent, while only aoou.
half-dozen ola mining counties snow maiheu "0
crease. San Francisco County shows al INCREASE VI
nearly go. OOO,OOO The assessment roll CT Inc
go fo ,his GEAR is as follows: Personal property.
Geo aes a1s: improved real estate $191, ,O45;
total 1881, 9G2, 473.
There is little to record in the wheat situation.
M husirs.. has heen done tas week except few
ANAL sales The Exchange has been closed aud its
.xneeted active trading will not begin before next
Wednesday or Thursday, when the new rules VIII
have been adopted
Overland freight shipments for July, the returns
of which have lust come IN, shov an increase of
3OOO 900 pounds over the previous month. The
local shipments were 32,7i8 80 pounds, of which
nearly 1000 900 pounds were green fruit ms mas
been the heaviest month this year with the SIM
exception Of the month of March. The shipments Oh
green fruit, especially from Sacramento, are IN
ereasing every week When this seasons peach
crop comes in the shipments promise 10 10 LUG
heaviest on record despite the sth overland r''cS
All who have seat fruit East this year have re-
ceived good returns.
The Chinese Consulate in this city will soon De
moved to tie old Phoebe mansion on Stockton-St..
near Sacramento. This fine building rena.ned
vacant for MANY years after its owner. the wealthy
l,encb bauter was found dead in bed with ball
through his head, fired by his own hand The house
used to stand in a good neighOorhood, but Ctihese
shantics bave gradually clustered about II ana
for several wears it has been used as iyingn hcS-
pital.
There has been some talk of removing the Mer-
camille Library from its present quarters III BUSH
st. to the first floor Of the new.Union Clr bWldihs
at Post and Stockton SITS The large rental de-
manled made this removal impossible. 1t Is prod,
able however that the Mercantile and MecnaDlcs
Libraries will be moved before long
good deal of gossip has been caused III ranroau
circles by the sudden appearance here OF louT men
so0u as they reached the city they held consulta-
zion with J. II. Woodward. the agent OIL tne
Wabash, who has bonded several terminal points III
Alameda County within a few years and WHO IS
understood to he working to secure depot faclIueS
on the bay for tho Atehison
Successful experiments have been made here with
marine COMPASS when SHOWS none % tHo
ordinary detection of the needle. IL was also
proved by thorough tests that the compass han no
aheelng error" and was not liable to what Sa ans
that he has centralized and ncutralized
the magnetism of ship ~ stopping directly upder
a compass card, feat which mas never before oeen
performed
Professor Homer b. Sprague, who was forced TO
resign from the presidency of Mills College Tor
Women, across the bay from san trancisc9 mas
written letter to the present head OF TIE college
nr G. c. Strattob threatening that unless he rc-
tires from his present position certain scahuSIous
charges brought against him BY woman whiio Us
was preaching in Oregon will be revived. Strat-
toms friends declare that he was ACQUITTED OF these
charges in formal trial Spraeue IS stu mere ue-
stvering Shakespearian lectures IRON time 10 te.
He had fine opportunity at Mills College, hut his
desire to run" things led to his downIaii.
Tho peculiar case Of old Mrs. Moore at Wood
land has been settled by the courts IN her favor.
Mrs Moore is a woman OF sIXty-hye Win grow
children who recently conceived the idea OF marry
ing a young man of twenty-seven named Black.
OF course her relatives were disgusted ana as sue
has considerable property they adopted tho curious
xpedept of obtaining an injunction restraining her
from marrying on the ground of mental lncapacny'
The Judge dissolved Tie Injunction, and this new
story of January and May was ended Win mar
riage
James C. Flood the bcnanza millionaire. has
been in bad health for months. He is suffering from
Brights disease aud from CONT of the eye lie
two combined with great An xety over the wheat
deal that Las ended disastrously for himself ana
Mackay have reduced his strength, and his ply
scians have recomin endel him to go to Carlsbad.
1t is expected that he will soon set out on the
journey.
The engagement is announced Of Lieutenant
Alexander, OF the Army, and Miss Lent, daughter
of William NJ Lent the mining capitalist, now lv-
ing in New York Both now visiting IN this
State.
Tho Rev. John p Newman and wife are guests of
Senator Stanford during their stay here. Dr. New
man has preached and lectured TO large Audiences.
A reception was given at the Stanford mansion on
Mob Hill in his honor III which about one hundred
guests were present.